2010年11月19日星期五

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Yahoo! News: World - China


China takes new step to rein in lending, inflation (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 02:20 PM PST

In this file photo taken on Nov. 17, 2009, a bank clerk stacks up renminbi banknotes at a bank in Hefei in central China's Anhui province. China has ordered its banks to hold back more money as reserves in a new move to curb lending and cool inflation. The order Friday Nov. 19, 2010, was China's second reserve increase in two weeks and came as Beijing tries to restore normal financial conditions and curb inflation after its recovery from the global crisis. (AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - China ordered its banks Friday to hold more money as reserves in a new move to curb lending and rising inflation that communist leaders worry might stir unrest.


China blasts US congressional report on currency (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 07:55 AM PST

AP - A U.S. congressional report that called on Washington to do more to force China to increase the value of its currency constitutes interference in Beijing's internal affairs, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Friday.

Woman may be 'first in China' persecuted over tweet (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 07:15 AM PST

This photo taken on January 7, 2010 shows a woman typing on the keyboard of her laptop computer in Beijing. A Chinese woman sentenced to a year in a labour camp could be the first person in the country persecuted over a tweet, human rights groups said Friday, as Beijing tightens its grip on social media.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - A Chinese woman sentenced to a year in a labour camp could be the first person in the country persecuted over a tweet, human rights groups said Friday, as Beijing tightens its grip on social media.


China raises bank reserves as inflation fight intensifies (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 06:30 AM PST

Yuan banknotes are seen in this illustrative photograph taken in Beijing in this September 19, 2010 file photo. China's central bank said on November 19, 2010 it will raise banks' reserve requirements for the second time in two weeks, stepping up its battle to rein in prices before inflation has a chance to take off. REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic/FilesReuters - China ordered lenders on Friday to lock up more of their money at the central bank for the second time in two weeks, stepping up its battle to pull excess cash out of the economy before inflation has a chance to take off.


US Embassy: Beijing air quality is 'crazy bad' (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 05:05 AM PST

A man walks on a pedestrian overpass on a hazy day at Beijing's Central Business District, China, Friday, Nov. 19, 2010. Beijing's air, notorious for its pollution, soared above 500 on the air quality index on Friday, considered hazardous for all populations by U.S. standards. (AP Photo/Alexander F. Yuan)AP - Pollution in Beijing was so bad Friday the U.S. Embassy, which has been independently monitoring air quality, ran out of conventional adjectives to describe it, at one point saying it was "crazy bad."


China church to ordain bishop Vatican objects to (AP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 04:34 AM PST

AP - China's government-backed Catholic church will proceed with the ordination of a bishop who does not have the pope's approval, despite objections raised by the Vatican, a spokesman said Friday.

China banks to boost reserves amid inflation worries (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 04:23 AM PST

An illustration of Chinese currency 100 yuan notes issued by the People's Bank of China on November 12. China's central bank has said it would raise the amount of money that lenders must keep in reserve as officials step up efforts to contain rising inflation and soaring housing costs.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - China's central bank said on Friday it would raise the amount of money that lenders must keep in reserve as officials step up efforts to contain rising inflation and soaring housing costs.


Instant view: China raises bank reserve requirements (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 03:45 AM PST

Reuters - China's central bank said on Friday it will raise banks' reserve requirements for the second time in two weeks, stepping up its battle to rein in prices before inflation has a chance to take off.

China condemns Congress for security report (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 01:42 AM PST

Reuters - China's Foreign Ministry on Friday hit back at a report to Congress on China's military capabilities and economic policies, saying it distorted reality and was symptomatic of Cold War thinking.

More problems for China's Foxconn over workers' pay (Reuters)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 01:06 AM PST

Reuters - Chinese electronics maker Foxconn, a key manufacturer of iPhones and iPads for Apple, has been hit by a new staff dispute, with employees saying they protested this week about pay and relocation plans.

Positive dope test at Asian Games as taekwondo row grows (AFP)

Posted: 19 Nov 2010 07:58 AM PST

Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia returns a shuttlecock against Park Sung-Hwan of South Korea during their men's singles badminton quarterfinals at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, on November 19. Park won 21-15, 21-16.(AFP/Liu Jin)AFP - The Asian Games was hit by its first positive drugs test on Friday as anger mounted over the controversial disqualification of a Taiwan taekwondo fighter.


Four more detained after Shanghai fire kills 58 (Reuters)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 11:21 PM PST

Reuters - Chinese police detained four more suspects on Friday in connection with a fire that gutted a high-rise apartment in Shanghai on Monday killing 58 people, the Xinhua news agency reported on Friday.

Ex China nuclear power boss given life sentence (AP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 08:38 PM PST

AP - Chinese state media say the former head of the country's nuclear power program has been sentenced to life in prison for corruption.

Champagne with dim sum: China's wine rulebook takes shape (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 07:32 PM PST

Visitors to the Hong Kong International Wine and Spirits Fair sample wine in Hong Kong, on November 4. Exhibitors from 700 companies and 29 countries participated in the event. Last month's Wine & Dine festival in the region outperformed expectations, uncorking 20,000 bottles. Wine auctions regularly break records and cellaring facilities are stuffed to the rafters.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - Hong Kong sommelier Zach Yu's job of picking the perfect wine for a dinner of steamed Golden Hairy Crab, cumin-scented lamb chops and a stir-fry of Wagyu beef, black truffles and pumpkin is no easy one.


Death toll rises to 58 in Shanghai fire (AFP)

Posted: 18 Nov 2010 04:46 PM PST

The death toll in this week's apartment building fire in Shanghai has risen to 58, an increase of five, according to the city's government. A preliminary investigation has blamed Monday's spectacular blaze in a 28-storey block on careless work by unlicensed welders who ignited nylon netting surrounding the building, which was being renovated.(AFP/File)AFP - The death toll in this week's apartment building fire in Shanghai has risen to 58, an increase of five, the city's government said.


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